First Crossings is a young festival platform for discovering new film languages. Based in the cross-border area between Slovenia and Italy, we welcome films that somehow revolve around the border in the broadest sense of the word, be it in the context of form or content. We encourage original, daring, and underrepresented ideas with social, dramatic, and transformative impact to draw attention towards the short audio-visual forms of all genres.
Call for entries is now open.
Deadline for submitting is August 10, 2023.
We are thrilled to inform you that we have just opened the call for FIRST CROSSINGS, a festival platform dedicated to discovering new film languages, a section that presents brave, youth–hearted, innovative authors that find exciting ways to explore new cinematic perspectives. It will be organized within the compelling film festival program of Tribute To A Vision, organized by the audiovisual center Kinoatelje. We are proud to offer a symbolic cash prize to our best short, awarded by our esteemed jury members, as well as our dear audiences.
Applicants are required to fulfill the application via FilmFreeway.
What kind of films do we accept?
All genres and formats up to 30 min. of length *
(*Films must have been completed in the current or previous three years).
Who can apply?
Open to projects from the whole world.
(Any Foreign film that is not in English must have English subtitles.)
Dates and venue
From 16-22 October 2023 in the cross-border region around Nova Gorica (Slovenia) and Gorizia (Italy).
Should filmmakers require extensions or have questions, they can contact us at nagrada.darko.bratina@gmail.com.
We look forward to seeing your films!
More about the festival: https://www.poklonviziji.com/first-crossings
- Jury award (500 euros)
- Audience award (recognition)